I’m a Government Official in the Underworld

Hua Yan, a thoroughly respectable third-generation military family kid,

had a bright future ahead of her.

Who could have guessed she would be lucky enough to witness a flood dragon transforming into a dragon?

They say that after the founding of the nation, spirits aren’t allowed to become monsters. But what about becoming an immortal?

Dark clouds gathered, and thunder and lightning roared.

Hua Yan stared blankly at the lightning in the sky and the struggling flood dragon.

Then the damned creature fell straight toward her.

Hua Yan couldn’t dodge and took the full force of the lightning strike.

As she lay dying, she cursed the heavens.

“Damn you, Heaven! Couldn’t you aim properly?”

Hua Yan collapsed, her body charred black.

The dark clouds began to disperse, revealing auspicious clouds in seven colors.

The flood dragon shed its scales and became a gleaming white dragon.

Looking at Hua Yan, whose soul had already left her body,

a streak of silver light shot from the top of the dragon’s head.

It struck Hua Yan squarely on the forehead.

A silver mark immediately appeared there.

Then the white dragon flicked its tail and left.

And that was how Hua Yan kicked the bucket.

When she arrived in the underworld, the King of Hell saw the mark on her forehead and fell silent for a long while.

“You have accumulated quite a bit of merit. You could take a post in the underworld. What do you think?”

“I want to be reincarnated.”

“Good. You’re an ambitious one. Then you’ll have to start at the bottom.”

With that, the King of Hell hurried off, leaving Hua Yan staring in stunned silence.

The King of Hell had tricked her into staying in the underworld.

Every day, she answered questions and helped ghosts lingering in the mortal realm fulfill their wishes.

And so,

the old woman who died with her eyes open,

the celebrated courtesan waiting for her lover to return,

the poor soul murdered by her husband,

the general worried about the war,

the young woman whose best friend stole her boyfriend,

and all sorts of other unfortunate souls came one after another.

Content warning: The heroine travels through different times and places to complete missions.

Ongoing novel: Su Tang’s Happy Little Days, updated daily with 3,000 characters. Please add it to your reading list.

Completed novel: Life in the Glorious Seventies.

This story is entirely made up. Please don’t scrutinize it for historical accuracy.

Theme: Wherever you are, stay optimistic and keep moving forward.